Subject: [bug#42958] [PATCH core-updates 05/29] gnu: gobject-introspection: Update package, definition.

From: Raghav Gururajan <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:17:24 -0400

Hi Danny!

>> -;; In practice, GIR users will need libffi when using
>> -;; gobject-introspection.
> 
> Why was this comment removed?  Is it not true anymore?

The libffi is required to use gobject-introspection. I thought separate 
comment is not needed to say that something is a dependency or 
requirement, as it is trivial to presume so. :-)

>> -    ; Some bits are distributed under the LGPL2+, others under the GPL2+
> 
> Why was this comment removed?  Is it now under GPL2+ entirely?

The next patch updates the license field.

> For patch 15, was zlib always unnecessary?
> Or has upstream removed functionality?
> Or do we remove functionality?

Upstream removed zlib as a dependency.

> Otherwise looks good.

Thanks!

Regards,
RG.